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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter VI, "The Robinson Affair".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gossip starts to go around the Occidental about Rennel?
(a) He is engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a guest.
(b) He is about to be promoted to the hotel waitstaff.
(c) He is really the son of the hotel's owner.
(d) He is pilfering small items from guests' rooms.

2. Why is Karl so useful to Therese when she is running errands in the city?
(a) He is more confident in dealing with the businesses they enter.
(b) He is able to carry much heavier loads than she can.
(c) He has a much better sense of direction than Therese does.
(d) He can protect her from the advances of men in the city.

3. What are the "gilded caryatids" on the door outside the office (10)?
(a) Sculptures of women covered in gold.
(b) Decorative rivets made of solid gold.
(c) Narrow columns that hold up the lintel.
(d) Ornamental flowers carved into the wood.

4. Which is the most accurate description of the stoker's room?
(a) Cramped and poorly lit.
(b) Cold and damp.
(c) Smelly and loud.
(d) Dirty and disorganized.

5. Which word best characterizes the stoker's explanation to the captain of his grievances against Schubal?
(a) Startling.
(b) Respectful.
(c) Rambling.
(d) Precise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Klara think Karl's last name is?

2. What feature of his mother's face does Karl focus on in the photograph of her and his father?

3. What is the significance of the lift boy that passes Karl and Robinson while Karl is sneaking Robinson into the dormitory?

4. Before Karl will enter the stoker's room, what information does he ask the stoker for?

5. At the hotel, what does Robinson blame his illness on?

(see the answer key)

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